The Barron Collier Cougars will face off against the Island Coast Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Barron Collier 3.2, Island Coast 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Barron Collier is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Lemon Bay an 8-0 shutout. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matchups by eight runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Brody Graham's shutout, as he gave up just five hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
Casey Johnson
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At the plate, Casey Johnson was incredible, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. John Minerva was another key player, earning two runs and three stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Island Coast waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They skirted past the Warriors 4-2.
Ryan Mueller looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Island Coast's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Logan Hawkins, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Island Coast pushed their record up to 23-6 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Barron Collier, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season.
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